Pickup Trucks (Page 72)

I recently had a chance to spend a week driving the 2015 Ford F150 XLT with the 2.7L EcoBoost V6 engine and while enjoying the segment-leading fuel economy, I was also able to put this tiny economy engine through the same hard-working tests as every other new truck – and the new super-efficient EcoBoost engine never failed to impress me.

Anaheim Angels center fielder Mike Trout had a chance Tuesday to become the first owner of a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, but he passed on it – opting instead for a Chevrolet Silverado Midnight Edition for his MVP award winning performance in the Major League Baseball All Star Game.

After General Motors surprised us all by introducing a refreshed 2016 Chevrolet Silverado after just two model years with the current look, the automaker has rolled out a refreshed 2016 GMC Sierra – this time showing us the new face in three different trim lines.

Although the current Chevrolet Silverado is just two model years ago, General Motors has announced that the Chevy half ton pickup will get a new face for 2016, as the automaker looks to quickly address complaints with the exterior design.

Consumer Reports takes a stab at truck reporting and disses the Tacoma while calling the Chevy Colorado “elite.”

While Ford Motor Company has continued to hold back all of the key details of the 2017 SVT Raptor F150, the automaker recently issued a brief statement explaining that the newest Ford sport truck has completed over a thousand miles of desert testing – and it did so with flying colors.

Last December we brought you a first look at the Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 package for the new 2015 Ford F150 and now that those monster performance trucks are hitting the street, we have a video of one of those beasts in action on the dyno – and the results are pretty impressive.

The outgoing Tacoma design continues to trounce the all-new 2015 Chevy Colorado in sales.

The folks at Hennessey Performance have created a new package for the Ford F250 Super Duty that transforms one of the toughest trucks on the market into one of the biggest, baddest SUVs on the market – with power levels topping 650 horsepower for the gas engine and 880lb-ft of torque for those with the PowerStroke diesel.

The Chrysler Group has announced some changes for the 2016 Ram trucks and with 900lb-ft of torque, the new Ram HD has more torque than any mass-produced vehicle ever sold anywhere in the world – which also leads to the highest towing capacity ever offered by a consumer-grade pickup truck.

Edmunds chooses Toyota trucks as the most likely to retain value.

For 2016, Toyota finally adds what owners have been asking for a long time.

We offer ideas to keep your non-locking Toyota Tacoma tailgate from being carried away.

The Raptor name is known in the US as making the Ford F150 the most off-road capable factory half ton truck on the market, but when this dinosaur-themed name comes to the Australian market, it could be a factory off-road package for the smaller Ford Ranger – a truck that Americans won’t be seeing on their local roads anytime soon.

The tuning experts at Diablosport have announced the details for their 2015 Ford F150 EcoBoost products, with big power gains for both the new 2.7L EcoBoost V6 and the bigger 3.5L EcoBoost V6.

The Texas-built Tundra tops the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra on a list that ranks how American a vehicle is.

The Chrysler Group has announced the pricing for the new 2015 Ram Rebel in both two wheel drive and four wheel drive as well as with your choice of the 3.6L Pentastar V6 and the 5.7L Hemi V8, with the most affordable build starting at $42,790.

While most automakers continue to focus on getting the best fuel economy possible from a V8, the 2015 Ford F150 is flourishing in today’s market mainly with V6 power, thanks to the application of EcoBoost technology and a powerful, new naturally aspirated base 6-cylinder.

I recently had a chance to spend a week driving the 2015 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro and in doing so, I can confidently state that this mean looking trimline is the best half ton truck to come from a Japanese automaker – ever.

Toyota’s expanded manufacturing capacity comes on-line, and Tacoma sales jump 31%

The Ford F150 is the bestselling new vehicle in America for almost four decades so it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the F150 is also the most popular vehicle among all five main branches of the American Armed Forces.

For 2016, the Toyota Tacoma is all-new. Here are three ways the new Tacoma will be tops in the mid-size truck category.

Toyota is dead-set against a 2016 Tacoma diesel. Chevy and GMC began preparing for 2016 Canyons and Colorados with Duramax Diesels this week. Will you jump the fence?

Ford Motor Company issued a recall for the 2015 Ford F150 pickup over a concern that a component of the steering column could fail – leading to a sudden loss of control if this problem occurs at speed.

Ford Motor Company has announced that when the 2016 F150 pickups go on sale, there will be an option to upfit the 5.0L V8 to run on propane or compressed natural gas – making the F150 the only truck in the half ton segment that can run on these alternative fuels.

A publication we respect makes an error in judgment. Here’s why.

Sales numbers for the F150 are still down relative to the same months last year, but as more 2015 Ford F150 pickups reach dealerships around the country every day, those numbers are steadily improving and the Motor Company has announced that the EcoBoost V6 engines and the premium trimlines are leading the charge for the 2015 model year.

During the last serious cold snap of the 2015 Detroit winter, I had a chance to spend a few days working out the 2015 Ram 2500 Tradesman with the 6.7L Cummins Turbo Diesel – a budget friendly work horse with best in class capabilities that has everything that you need and only a little of what you don’t need (but will enjoy).

One cause for the economic troubles some U.S. automakers faced in the past was too great a reliance on trucks for profits. Guess what?

The 2017 Ford SVT Raptor F150 that debuted earlier this year at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show is powered by a new 3.5L EcoBoost V6 that has been specially tuned by Ford’s high performance SVT division and if the history of the Raptor is any indication – we could see this high powered EcoBoost V6 in other new F150 pickups in the future.